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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fair is not totally subjective, there are ways to comparatively analyze a teacher’s grading formula to determine if they are equitably applying the same methodology to each student’s body of work. It is disappointing that as a teacher you don’t know that, which is why your grades should be challenged.[/quote]

Ah, the typical DCUM assumptions. OF COURSE that’s true, but that’s not the point of my post. But you were able to insult a teacher on this site, which is a sport to some. Good dig.

And that wasn’t the point of my anecdote. (You knew that, of course.) I was accused of being “unfair” simply because the student’s average was lower than his averages in other classes. That’s all. The parents didn’t question the rubrics I use or the comments I leave to justify the scores. They didn’t ask to see quantitative data from class tests. Nope. I was “unfair” simply because their child is an A student and the grade was lower than an A. That’s it. That’s all it took to spark accusations and demand a grade change, which got escalated with no support other than “it must be an A.”

So was that fair? If you are the poster above who says you always side with “fair,” are you planning to support me? [/quote]

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